module UsernameSuggester
module UsernameSuggestions
def self.included(base)
base.send :extend, ClassMethods
end
module ClassMethods
# Creates method to generate suggestions for an username attributes. Example:
#
# suggestions_for :username, :num_suggestions => 5,
# :first_name_attribute => :first, :last_name_attribute => last
#
# will creates a "username_suggestions" method which generates suggestions of usernames based on first name
# and last name
#
# Available options are:
# :attribute:: The name of the attribute for storing username. Default is :username
# :first_name_attribute:: The attribute which stores the first name. Default is :first_name
# :last_name_attribute:: The attribute which stores the last name. Default is :last_name
# :num_suggestions:: Maximum suggestions generated. Default is 10
# :validate: An Proc object which takes in an username and return true if this is an validate username
# :exclusion: An array of strings that should not be suggested
#
def suggestions_for(attribute = :username, options = {})
first_name_attribute = options[:first_name_attribute] || :first_name
last_name_attribute = options[:last_name_attribute] || :last_name
num_suggestions = options[:num_suggestions] || 10
exclusion = options[:exclusion] || []
send :define_method, "#{attribute}_suggestions".to_sym do
suggester = Suggester.new(send(first_name_attribute), send(last_name_attribute), options)
name_combinations_with_regex = suggester.name_combinations.map { |s| "^#{s}[0-9]*$" }
sql_conditions = Array.new(name_combinations_with_regex.size, "#{attribute} RLIKE ?").join(" OR ")
unavailable_choices = exclusion.concat(self.class.all(:select => attribute,
:conditions => [sql_conditions].concat(name_combinations_with_regex)).map{ |c| c.send(attribute) })
suggester.suggest(num_suggestions, unavailable_choices)
end
end
end
end
end